The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-01-18

COunciI-A Big Corporation with
big Ideas-The Vegetable Men at
ROckIedge.
FRUITS AND TRUCK.
In May last the Indian River Pine
apple and Cocoanut Grove Association"
WIS organized with an authorized capital
of 1925, 900. All of that amount except
s., 900 has been invested in lands in Dade
county between the mouth of the st.
Lucie River and Jupiter Inlet. This
purchase includes the old English settle
uent at Iilbert's Bar, jupiter Island and
10, 900 acres on the west side of Indian
River. The company owns twenty
miles of ocean beach and a frontage of
twenty-five miles on Indian River, and
the charter, to undertake the cultiva-
ton of pineapples, cocoanuts. oranges,
lemons, lines, citrons, bananas, plan
tains and other tropical fruits garden
ing, horticulture, stock raising and gen
eral agriculture the purchasing of real
estate. selling, leasing and improving the
same"
If the purposes contemplated in the
organization are carried out, the prop
erty will in time become one of the most
remarkable in the world, and il il very
probable that the revenue arising there
from will in few years be greater than
that of many European principalities.
Even in the present the organization of a
corporation so powerful will have much
effect on the future of our infant in
dustries.
| The second annual meeting of the
| association was held at Eau Gallie on the
! 10th inst., and the following are the Off
GERS for 1sS7-Directors: c. b. Magruder,
/ of Rockledge; w. II. Gleason, of Eau
Gallie Geo. w. Hunt, of Cocoa /; Lyman
Barnes, Cocoa and Thaddeus Street,
Charleston, s. C. C.. b. Magruder was
reelected President c. III. Sill
man, of Austin. Texas, Vice President
w. III. Gleason, Secretary; Z. F. Parma
lee, of Sanford, Treasurer. The bylaws
were carefully considered after the cleo.
ton, some of them revised and new
ones added. Then the accounts for sur
veys, plats, ts xes, etc, were audited and
allowed, and a liberal sum appropriated
for lithographing and advertising. Ger
tain portions of the land were appraised
and negotiations entered into with par
ties who propose to set extensive grove,
of cocoanuts and other tropical fruits
The combination of influential frui
growers represented in this company
will give a new interest and impor
lance to their industries in the section
where they operate.
The gardeners of Indian river held
solemn council at Rockledge on the 10th
and were unanimously of opinion tina
organization was essential to the sue
cessful prose cution of their work. Tn
discussion of various subjects connected
with business matters was quite spirite'
and interesting, and the large audienc
present frequently showed appreciation
by applause. A meeting was called 70
the first Saturday in February, at A. L
Hotch's store, and all were urged b
contribute both fruits and vegetables t
the Orlando fair. At this meeting it
proposed to choose a trade mark to dis
tinguish the shipments of the associa
ton, and to discuss the all-pervading la
Dor question as applied more PARTICULAR
to the peculiar needs of South Florida
For information embodied in this no
tice of two important organizations, W
are under great obligations to Maj. c.
Magruder, presiden Mt of the one and I
Capt r. C. May, of Rockledge, secretar
! of the other